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Woodpeckers 9 Ainstey Drive Sparkford Yeovil Somerset BA22 7JT

Granted Exmoor National Park 26/00550/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 4 Trees as shown within the Yeovil District Council (SPAR 1) 1976 and Somerset Council Sparkford No. 1 2026 Tree Preservation Order. T1 T2 T3 Small leaves lime ( tilia cordata) Re pollard trees by removing the epicormic and reiteration growth back near the past 2018 reductions points this will lessen the overall canopy radial spread by approx. 4 metres. All pruning cuts wont exceed approx. 65 mm in diameters and will be applied only on the new regenerative young wood, therefore the tree surgery work will trespass the young material as threshold point between parent limbs or main scaffold structure and the already established pollard heads. T 4 Overmature oak ( quercus robur)growing in the field corner, prune the lowest tips of south east branch to lift canopy by half metres to improve light factor in the garden. The removal of a little branch drop crotch cut with silky saw ( approx. diameter of cut 25-30 mm).

As published by the council, reference 26/00550/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/00550/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Decided
22 Apr 2026
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Sparkford
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
BA22 7JT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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ANDREA MAISTRELLO ARBORICULTURE Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Hendrie Applicant, registered in Bishop's Stortford

Active · incorporated 2016 · Bishop's Stortford

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 22 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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